I think A Fair(y) Use Tale is probably one of the most important videos you could watch today. And it’s fun.

Makes me wonder if they’re teaching this stuff in high school, where everyone should be getting the basics on it.

I try to follow most of these tips from lifehack.org anyway, but it’s always a good reminder. Especially when life is crazy, as it seems to be frequently anymore. I take myself waaay too seriously.

David Pogue this week writes about using southern yellow pine to build houses with their own atmosphere, which, since I live in a house with two very distinct temperature zones, sounds just freakin’ awesome.

Am I reading this right?

Media Rights Technologies and BlueBeat.com Issue Cease and Desist to Microsoft, Apple, Adobe and Real Networks.

Under the DMCA, mere avoidance of an effective copyright
protection solution is a violation of the act.

MRT and BlueBeat have developed a technological measure which
effectively controls access to copyrighted material.

MRT asserts Apple, Microsoft, Real and Adobe have produced billions of
these products without regard for the DMCA or the rights of American
Intellectual Property owners, actively avoiding the use of MRT’s
technologies.

Therefore, Media Rights Technologies (MRT) and BlueBeat.com have issued
cease and desist letters to Microsoft, Adobe, Real Networks and Apple with
respect to the production or sale of such products as the Vista OS, Adobe
Flash Player, Real Player, Apple iTunes and iPod.

I am reading this right! It says You won’t use my toy in your product so I’m suing you waaaah!

I firmly believe the DMCA is a crock to begin with, but if the courts back this up, it’ll super-size the crock. We’ll have developers producing “security” products left, right, and sideways, all of which will claim their security is top-notch (even if it’s not) suing major companies because they don’t support their stuff.

Good lord.

Cool business card designs. I’ve always wanted my own business cards. Maybe I should make some. Hrm.

I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER? makes me reeeeally happy. Try starting at the end and working your way forward.